Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
World, Pandemic
China
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Ribbon series, Milady aster
Number of Varieties
335
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-153-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
15.20 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Rose, Crimson, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
-
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Alternate Days
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loamy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
Compost, Well-rotted manure
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Container, Cottage garden, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
CALLISTEPHUS chinensis
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
China Aster
In Hindi
marchantia
चीन एस्टर
In German
marchantia
China Aster
In French
marchantia
Chine Aster
In Spanish
Marchantia
aster de China
In Greek
Marchantia
Κίνα Aster
In Portuguese
Marchantia
China Aster
In Polish
Marchantia
Chiny Aster
In Latin
Squalus
Sinis Aster
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Asterales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Marchantia
Callistephus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Astereae
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
2515
1
27800
👆🏻